Beyond Church AU

Beyond Church AU

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Religion & Spirituality
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Welcome to the audio experience of Beyond Church. We're committed to creating a church that unchurched people love to engage with and on this podcast, you'll find a mix of our Sunday messages and Beyond the Message conversations all designed to help you take your next step on your faith journey!

Jun 22

Finding Your Sweet Spot, Part 3: How To Break Free From the Money Traps Holding You Back // Chris Podlich

We've all bought something that felt like a great deal at the time, and now we're still paying it off, wondering what we were thinking. If money has ever kept you up at night, this one's for you. This is the final part of a shame-free, guilt-free conversation about money, the kind most of us are already having at home about debt, savings, and what's actually enough. Chris digs into the common traps that quietly drain us, from subscriptions we forgot about to the "emergency" that became permanent, and a 2,000-year-old letter to a young guy named Timothy that names the real problem: it's not money itself, it's the feeling underneath it. The big idea is simple. Live with margin so you can live on mission. No spreadsheets-make-you-cringe lecture, just a practical way to close the gap between your income and your ego. What you'll walk away with: The four money traps that catch almost everyone, and how to spot themWhy wanting to feel rich is more dangerous than wanting to be richA simple give 10 / save 10 / live on 80 starting point you can actually useWhy a budget might be the most spiritual thing you do this weekA reframe on wealth that takes the pressure off keeping up with everyone elseSpeaker: Chris Podlich | Beyond Church, Griffin. Your best next step:👉 Plan A Visit: https://beyondchurch.com.au/new👉 Discover more about Beyond: https://beyondchurch.com.au/👉 Explore more resources: https://beyondchurch.com.au/sweetspot👉 Support the mission: https://beyondchurch.com.au/give Part of the Finding Your Sweet Spot series at Beyond Church, a church for people who don't go to church.

33 min
Jun 21

Finding Your Sweet Spot, Part 2: How Generosity Is The Counterintuitive Key To Freedom // Chris Podlich

You think you're a generous person. The round-up at the checkout, the Christmas appeal, the mate who needed a hand. But what if giving and generosity aren't the same thing? This is a shame-free, guilt-free conversation about money, the kind most of us are already having at home about fuel prices, budgets, and what things cost, just with Jesus' perspective added in. Chris unpacks the difference between two kinds of givers, why a plan beats a guilt-trip every time, and a surprisingly old idea from a 2,000-year-old letter that still works today. No pressure, no sad songs, no slide of suffering faces. Just a clear, practical way to decide ahead of time where your generosity goes. What you'll walk away with: A simple test to know whether you're actually generous or just occasionally givingTwo questions that tell you exactly where your money should goWhy picking a percentage beats reacting to whoever guilts you bestA 90-day challenge you can trial with a built-in way outA way to grow your faith that no Bible study can matchSpeaker: Chris Podlich | Beyond Church, Griffin. Your best next step:👉 Plan A Visit: https://beyondchurch.com.au/new👉 Discover more about Beyond: https://beyondchurch.com.au/👉 Explore more resources: https://beyondchurch.com.au/sweetspot👉 Support the mission: https://beyondchurch.com.au/give Part of the Finding Your Sweet Spot series at Beyond Church, a church for people who don't go to church.

38 min
Jun 8

Finding Your Sweet Spot, Part 1: Why More Never Makes You Happy // Chris Podlich

Cost of living is up. Groceries are brutal. And somehow, no matter what you earn, it never quite feels like enough. In this episode, Chris Podlich sits down with a pretty uncomfortable question: why doesn't more ever actually satisfy? We're talking social media comparison traps, the mental gymnastics we do around money, and why the goalpost for "enough" keeps moving no matter how far you go. It's an honest conversation about why so many of us feel financially stressed even when, by global standards, we're doing alright, and what it might look like to actually find a line and call it enough. Whether you're juggling rent and groceries, or you've hit every milestone you set and still feel restless, this one's worth your time. 👉 Plan A Visit: https://beyondchurch.com.au/new👉 Discover more about Beyond: https://beyondchurch.com.au/👉 Explore more resources: https://beyondchurch.com.au/sweetspot👉 Support the mission: https://beyondchurch.com.au/give

33 min
Jun 8

This Is Living, Part 4: The Secret To A Fulfilling Life // Sue Buchanan

We all love a good upgrade. Free business class. Getting the corner office. That little rush when your name gets called first. Be honest, it feels good. We're wired for it. But what if that feeling, that constant hunger for status, recognition, and getting ahead, is actually the thing keeping us from the life we actually want? In this final episode of This Is Living, we're sitting with one of the most genuinely strange ideas in human history: that the most powerful being who ever existed chose to go last. Not because he had to. Because he wanted to. That's not how any religion before Christianity worked. In the ancient world, gods didn't stoop. They demanded. But Jesus flipped the whole script, and the way he did it has something to say about how we chase purpose and why most of us come up empty. There's a fascinating thing about the Dead Sea. It has inflows but no outflows. Water comes in from all directions and just... stays. And here's the thing: it's been shrinking for decades. All that intake, and it's getting smaller. Sound familiar? This episode isn't a lecture. It's an honest look at what happens when we spend our lives climbing a ladder that leads to no one, and what it might look like to try a completely different direction. Whether you've got a faith background or you're just curious, this one's worth a listen. 👉 Plan A Visit: https://beyondchurch.com.au/new👉 Discover more about Beyond: https://beyondchurch.com.au/👉 Explore more resources: https://beyondchurch.com.au/thisisliving👉 Support the mission: https://beyondchurch.com.au/give

29 min
May 25

This Is Living, Part 3: Finding Peace // Chris Podlich

Most of us know what it feels like to have our peace under attack. The news, the parenting load, the work stress, the comparison spiral, it's relentless. And no matter how much we try to solve or control our way to calm, real peace always seems just out of reach. If your peace feels fragile, borrowed, or just completely missing, this one has something real to offer. 👉 Plan A Visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beyondchurch.com.au/new⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉 Discover more about Beyond: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠beyondchurch.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉 Explore more resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beyondchurch.com.au/thisisliving⁠ 👉 Support the mission: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠beyondchurch.com.au/give⁠

32 min
May 25

This Is Living, Part 2: Opposite Day // Chris Podlich

What's actually giving you confidence right now? Maybe it's what you own, what you've accomplished, or what people think of you. And if you're honest, those things matter more than you'd like to admit. We all do it. We build our lives around what we have, what we do, and what others think. And when it's going well, it feels like living. But here's the problem: we're all one mistake or misfortune away from losing it all. And the moment we lose the things we're confident in, we lose our security. And when we lose our security, we lose joy. If you're exhausted from keeping all the balls in the air, or quietly wondering if the life you're building is actually going to deliver, this one's worth your time. 👉 Plan A Visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beyondchurch.com.au/new⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉 Discover more about Beyond: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠beyondchurch.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉 Explore more resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beyondchurch.com.au/thisisliving⁠ 👉 Support the mission: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠beyondchurch.com.au/give⁠

33 min
May 11

This Is Living, Part 1: How To Lead A Fulfilling Life // Chris Podlich

There's a version of life we all picture. More joy. More peace. More of those moments where you think to yourself, this is living. But if we're honest, most of us feel something else: striving after something that never quite satisfies, surviving a season that won't end, or just going through the motions wondering if there's more. In Part 1 of This Is Living, we open in the most unlikely place -- a jail cell. The Apostle Paul is under house arrest in Rome, chained to guards, uncertain of his future. And somehow, he writes what is considered the most joyful letter in the entire New Testament. More contentment than most of us have on any given free day. How? And what does it have to do with the life you're actually living right now? Whether you're in the middle of something heavy or just looking for more than what you've got, this one's for you. 👉 Plan A Visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beyondchurch.com.au/new⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉 Discover more about Beyond: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠beyondchurch.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉 Explore more resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beyondchurch.com.au/thisisliving 👉 Support the mission: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠beyondchurch.com.au/give⁠

34 min
May 4

Questions For Jesus, Part 4: The Hardest Question // Chris Podlich

Of all the questions people submitted for this series, one came back more than any other. This one: if God is good and God is powerful, why is the world this broken? It's the question that has ended more faith journeys than probably any other. In this final episode of Questions for Jesus, Chris doesn't offer a neat theological solution. Because there isn't one. What he does instead is take an honest look at what Jesus actually did in the face of human suffering. And it's not what most people expect. Got a question for Jesus? Submit it at: ⁠⁠⁠https://beyondchurch.com.au/questions-for-jesus⁠⁠⁠ 👉 Plan A Visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beyondchurch.com.au/new⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉 Discover more about Beyond: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠beyondchurch.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉 Support the mission: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠beyondchurch.com.au/give⁠

32 min

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Welcome to the audio experience of Beyond Church. We're committed to creating a church that unchurched people love to engage with and on this podcast, you'll find a mix of our Sunday messages and Beyond the Message conversations all designed to help you take your next step on your faith journey!

Creator

Beyond Church AU
Years Active

2017 - 2026
Episodes

435
Rating

Clean
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